James Hammett's Gran?

[Flick1581]

Hi,
do you know if james had any siblings other than John hammett? do you know the names and dates of his parents?
thanks in advance
Claire x

[Rhodie]

Sadly, there is no immediate connection to your Benjamin and the TPM Hammett.  Your lineage comes from Benjamin Hammett 1816 Milton  Abbas, father William 1788 Milton Abbas, father William 1760 Milborne St Andrew - father John who was buried 1794 Milborne St Andrew.

[Rhodie]

Is the photo you refer to of the old lady standing in the doorway of the house from the 1930's TUC book? If so this was his niece not his aunt or gran.  It is not certain he lived with her either, as that photo was from the 1930's (he was dead by then).  To see where he lived you need to look at where he was in the various census, which unfortunatley just seem to say Tolpuddle!

[laverne001]

Hi there james hammett is my GGG Grandfather , i am really intrested in the photo yous are talking about of his neice , is it mary hammett , i know she looked after him for a while as he was losing his sight but he then put himself into the poor house , would really love to see the photo

[Rhodie]

Hi Laverne it is on page 157 of that TUC book, but get the mag glass out - as Mary is just a little figure in the distance.  The shop there sells a copy if you haven't got one already, see you then.

[allibaker]

James Hammett was born in 1811 and had a young son when arrested in 1834.
This appears to be him in 1841, although I haven't checked to see whether he married a Harriot :

James Hammet, 30+, ag lab, Y
Harriot Hammet, 30+, Y
George Hammet, 8, Y

No sign of a grandmother in the house (who could have been a Hammet or Foot, as his mother was a Foot), although James had been back for four years.

Richard

james hammett married harriett gibbons 1st nov 1832 tolpuddle
regards
alli

[allibaker]

james hammett bapt 3rd may 1812 tolpuddle.parents listed as john hammet and eliza.

[allibaker]

children of james hammett and hariett all baptised tolpuddle
george bapt 31st march 1833
harriett bapt 12th sept 1841
emily bapt 22nd april 1843
james bapt 23rd aug 1851
samuel george bapt 16th july 1854
regards
alli

[Loughboy]

Hello, I was pleased to find someone who was related to Benjamin Hammett from Milton Abbas, I am a descendant of his and would be pleased to hear from anyone else who is. I understand he died in 1840 having been knocked down by a cart in M.A. Having just visited there on holiday and seen the main road I am now not surprised.